Correlates of appropriate disposal of children's stools in Malawi: a multilevel analysis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Management of children's stools is an important aspect of achieving open defecation free communities and reduction of diarrhea. However, information regarding individual- and community- level factors associated with safe child stool disposal in Malawi is limited. The current study aimed to assess the prevalence of safe child stool disposal and the associated individual- and community- level factors in Malawi. METHODS:The cross-sectional study used data from the 2015-16 Malawi Demographic Health Survey in which 6326 children aged under 2 years, nested within 850 communities, were analyzed. Individual- and community- level factors were tested for association with safe child stool disposal practice using multilevel logistic regression models. RESULTS:Results revealed that 85.6% of

SUBMITTER: Nkoka O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7195806 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature